G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.8  
 
30 November 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Notification of proposed determination and request for comment by 29 January 2024, 
public meeting webinar to be held upon request (if received no later than 13 December 
2023)  
88 Federal Register (FR) 83426, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-29/html/2023 -25869.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-29/pdf/2023 -25869.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1 3877_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), pre scribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including non - weatherized oil -fired furnaces ("NWOFs"), mobile home oil -fired furnaces 
("MHOFs"), weatherized gas furnaces "WGF", weatheri zed oil -fired furnaces "WOF"), and electric 
furnaces "EF"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically review its 
 
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  existing standards to determine whether more -stringent, amended standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In 
this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that amended 
energy conservation standards for EFs, NWOFs, MHOFs, WOFs, and WGFs  do not need to be 
amended. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and 
results.  
DOE will hold a public meeting webinar upon request. Please request a public meeting webinar no 
later than 13 December 2023. See section VI, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities avai lable to webinar 
participants.  
Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 29 January 2024.  
This notification of proposed determination; request for comment and previous actions notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.7  and G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.6  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2021-BT-STD-0031. The Docke t Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-STD-0031/document  and provides access to 
prima ry and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are  
asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 29 
January 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with DOE and wil l also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if 
received within the comment period.  
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